Cessna T210N N210MP

Summary

On 13 June 2003 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N210MP was involved in an accident near Tribune, Kansas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 June 2003 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Tribune, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.4542, -101.7464

Aircraft

Cessna T210N

Registration

N210MP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pagosa Springs → Osborne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA159

Nobody was injured.

The in-flight separation of the turbocharger exhaust band clamp resulting in an in-flight fire and uncommanded landing gear extension. Also causal was the improper maintenance by unknown personnel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged following an in-flight fire around the cowling covering the engine turbocharger area, and there was also fire damage to the firewall. The pilot performed an emergency landing at an alternate destination airport due to an uncommanded in-flight landing gear extension. There was no in-flight evidence of smoke or fire until a postflight inspection of the airplane which revealed that the cowling around the engine's turbocharger was consumed by fire. Examination of the airplane revealed that the turbocharger exhaust tailpipe clamp had a multi-segment steel self locking nut. A single piece steel self locking nut is required for the application.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.